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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 13 October 2025

On Monday 13 October, demand averaged 29.6 GW. Renewables supplied 9%.

29.6GW AVERAGEWind1.87 GW6%Hydro0.49 GW2%Biomass1.81 GW6%Solar0.60 GW2%Gas20.17 GW63%Imports3.77 GW12%Nuclear3.49 GW11%29.6GW AVERAGE63%12%11%
Price
£126.41/MWh
Day average £126.41
Demand29.6GW
Generation 28.4Transfers 1.2
Fossil fuels63%
Renewables9%
Other28%
Carbon intensityVery high
263g/kWh
0Day average 263300
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Key moments

On Monday 13 October 2025, gas supplied 63% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 11%. Demand peaked at 36.0 GW at 12:20. Carbon intensity averaged 263 g/kWh and the price £126.41/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 01:55. Solar generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (232 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (277 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £77.64/MWh at 01:00 to £287.57/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 71% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 32% across 2025.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.601.9%Wind 1.875.8%Gas 20.1762.6%Hydro 0.491.5%Biomass 1.815.6%Nuclear 3.4910.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.6avgGeneration 28.4avgTransfers 1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.0GW · 12:20
Low 21.8 · 05:05Avg 29.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 28.4Transfers 1.2 GW
Net imports30GWh
In
85 Out
55
Zero-carbon share23%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 7%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 13 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 13 October 2025, Great Britain imported 85 GWh and exported 55 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (28 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 13 Oct
Imported
85GWh
Exported
55GWh
Net in
30GWh
Average net flow
1.24GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.37GWImporting

In 12.5 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.39GWExporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 13.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.25GWImporting

In 30.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.15GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 27.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.23GWExporting

In 5.4 GWhOut 10.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 6.0 GWh

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